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Canada Dead Last on Copyright Piracy List
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by Rob Walker | May 5, 2009 at 05:48 am
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Despite being lowest on the list, Canada has made it onto a United States 'priority watch list' Special 301 report on copyright piracy. Copyright watchdogs are saying the list is just bluster, and call into question the lack of reliable and objective analysis with the findings.
Canada placed dead last on a list of countries that are deemed too soft on copyright piracy. The list included Algeria, Indi, Israel and Russia, 12 countries in all. It is useful to note that among the 11 other countries, the lowest rate for piracy is 66 per cent. Canada barely scratches this number with only 32 per cent, and is lower than all 46 countries named in the report.
Canada was among 12 countries that made the "priority watch list" in an annual report released by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative last week on intellectual property rights protection by 77 U.S. trading partners. Canada had long been on the office's "watch list," but this is the first time Canada, Algeria and Indonesia made the higher-priority tier long occupied by countries such as China and Russia.
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sara star
Halifax, NS, Canada
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Narita, Chiba, Japan
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Canada
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at 06:21 on May 5th, 2009
I guess we're the big bad neighbor. I wonder if Napolitano had something to do with this :)
at 06:24 on May 5th, 2009
The real reason is that Canada has a (rather embarrassing) history of doing as Washington lobbyists ask. Ottawa pretty much takes requests when it comes to RIAA interest groups, with even the Canadian artists themselves standing up against draconian copyright law.
at 07:22 on May 5th, 2009
I agree that we need to work on some improvements in that area. If I recall correctly Canadian artists have been lobbying the government for some time now to change the law. Perhaps the US put us on this list to pressure the Canadian Government to change our laws.
at 07:31 on May 5th, 2009
I am some what surprised that Canada is dead last, I did expect it to be in the lower raking then most European countries however not dead last.
China seems to do better not only in productivity but also in upholding international Laws and agreements.